Today I'm thinking about life's twists and turns. During the past year, in particular, I've marveled at unexpected, dramatic world events. Events like the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan that changed the course of life for the entire country with a ripple effect all the way to my small town and my little family.
The Japanese woman I help care for lost her entire childhood village. We have been careful to safeguard her from the news, in order to protect her happy memories.
Similarly, I've been touched by instances where people I know have headed in very unexpected directions.
Take the case of Troy Christ, a former classmate who found his mother dead in his childhood home and then set the whole place on fire. Wow. That was unexpected.
I'm amazed to meet the granddaughter of exiled Venezuelan politico Rafael Tudela in one of my classes.
My dear friend Montse is raising her family in Kobe, far from her homeland of Spain because she finds the country aggressive and poor in spirit. She was always an ambassador for Spain and Segovia. I recall bouncing up the steps to the Roman aqueduct and posing for a portrait by a medieval wall during our honeymoon visit to her parents' home.
Where will my children's life paths lead them? How can I prepare them for the twists and turns?
Who will I meet today along my own journey?
I have Julieta Venegas' song "Otra Cosa" on replay today:
intento hacer una historia
que sea real como ninguna antes
contemplandote sere
paciente dejare
que sucedan las cosas
como deben ser
sin apresurarlas
Side note: I have a dream, to some day walk part of El Camino de Santiago. Hand in hand with my dear husband.
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